Hussein Ali Omar, 60, one of 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims that Syrian rebels have been holding for three months in Syria, is welcomed by his daughters on arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Aug. 25, 2012. Syrian rebels freed Omar on Saturday in a move aimed at easing cross-border tensions after a wave of abductions of Syrian citizens in Lebanon. The Shiite pilgrims were abducted May 22 after crossing into Syria from Turkey on their way to Lebanon.

When studying at the Harvard Law School, Barack Obama had applied for a pin-up magazine at the school but was denied by an all-female committee. They must be regretting their decision now!

Members of the Cespedes's family stand on the street after they evacuated their house, while fire rises over the Amuay refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens, an official said.

German chancellor Angela Merkel answers questions from German journalists Rainald Becker, and Ulrich Deppendorf , not seen, diuring the traditional 'summer interview' of German TV channel ARD in Berlin Sunday Aug. 26, 2012. In background the German Reichstags building.

FIFA President, Swiss Joseph Sepp Blatter kicks a ball during the 15th edition of the "Sepp Blatter Soccer Tournament', in Ulrichen, Switzerland.

A man walks past the still burning Amuay refinery after an explosion, near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Venezuelans who live next to the country's biggest oil refinery said they smelled a strong odor of sulfur hours before a gas leak ignited in an explosion on Saturday that killed at least 39 people and injured more than 80.

Parvathaneni Harish (right foreground), who heads the consulate general of India in Houston, participates in a parade down Baymeadows Road to celebrate India's 66th year of independence

Oil floats on water in the foreground as half-sunk Cyprus flag carrier Thmothrmopolyseara lies in the Indian ocean, off the southern suburban coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Authorities mobilized coast guards and volunteers to clean beaches following an oil spill after the Thmothrmopolyseara, sank off-shore due to bad weather, newspapers reported. The ship sank Thursday after remaining in anchorage for over three years following a dispute over its cargo.

Activists from the International movement, "Welcome to Palestine," give the victory sign as they enter Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank, at Allenby bBridge, Jordan, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Israeli authorities refused entry on Sunday to about 100 pro-Palestinian activists, including three Americans, attempting to cross overland to the West Bank from Jordan to deliver one ton of school supplies to Palestinian children in refugee camps in Bethlehem.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives to address the media at Parliament House in New Delhi.

A scene in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi .

Commerce & Industry Minister Anand Sharma shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming during the 9th Session of India-China Joint Economic Group meeting in New Delhi.

Trinamool Congress MPs protest at Parliament House in New Delhi.

Tennis player Novak Djokovic, right, dances and sings along to "Call Me Maybe" at the 17th Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, right, vies for the ball with Getafe's Juan Varela during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, near Madrid, Spain

London Olympics Medal winner Sushil Kumar shaking hands with kids at a School in Chennai.

London Olympics medal winners Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt during a felicitation function at a School in Chennai.